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Syllabus Topics 

IN 

AMERICAN HISTORY 

FOR SEVENTH and EIGHTH GRADES 
WITH REQUIRED OUTLINE MAPS AND REGENTS QUESTIONS 

BY 

H. E. REED 



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Published by 

Iroquois Publishing Company 
Syracuse, N. Y. 



SYLLABUS TOPICS 

IN AMERICAN HISTORY 

for SEVENTH and EIGHTH GRADES 

with REQUIRED OUTLINE MAPS 

and REGENTS QUESTIONS 



Scope. This book gives the topical outHne and the map work required in 
American History for the seventh and eighth grades as given in the New York 
State Syllabus. 

Regents Examinations. The examinations in history under the new 
Syllabus are reprinted in this book. Future editions will contain these up to 
the date of publication. 

Topics. History should be taught topically. The essential topics are 
given in the Syllabus. It is well worth while to have these topics in print in 
the hands of each pupil. This makes it easy to teach history topically and 
leads pupils to use reference books to supplement their textbooks. It teaches 
pupils to use books in an intelligent way. 

Maps. The Syllabus strongly advises the use of outline maps. Carefully 
filling in the outline maps in this book will greatly help to fix history in the 
minds of the pupils by making the work graphic. Many facts will thus be 
nxed which otherwise would soon be forgotten. 

Use. This book should be used as the basis for history study. Lessons 
should be assigned from it by topics rather than assigning pages of the text- 
book. The map work on a topic should be done after the topic is studied 
and discussed. This holds the results of the study in permanent form for 
further study and review. 

(Copyrighted 1917, 1919.) 
Iroquois Publishing Company, Inc., Syracuse, New York 



2 

AMERICAN HISTORY 



SEVENTH YEAR 

1. American Indians. 

The Algonquins, the Iroquois and the Alaskoki ; territory occupied by each ; 
products, mode of life, implements and weapons; mode of warfare, religion, 
assistance given by the Indians to white settlers ; present Indian reservations. 
(See map opposite page 11.) 

2. Discovery and exploration. 

15th century ideas of the size and shape of the earth; invention of the 
mariners' compass ; commercial activity of the time ; trade between Europe 
and Asia; objects of the explorers; life and voyages of Columbus; brief 
accounts of John Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci. Ponce de Leon, Balboa, Cortez, 
Pizarro, Cartier, Drake, De Soto, Hudson and Magellan, with the discoveries 
made by each. 

Map Jl'oj'k. An outline map of the western hemisphere, showing in dififereni 
colors the explorations of Columbus, John Cabot, A errazano. Cartier and 
Hudson. (See map opposite page 13.) 

3 Settlements. 

Virginia : Soil and climate ; charter of the London Company ; settlement of 
Jamestown ; aims of the colonists ; idleness, sickness, lack of food ; John 
Smith; Pocahontas; the second charter; reforms of Governor Dale; the first 
colonial assembly ; tobacco culture, negro slavery, indentured servants ; 
Governor Berkeley; tyranny of Charles II; Indian attacks, Bacon's rebellion; 
products, commerce, education, mode of life. (See map opposite page 15.) 

Maryland : Lord Baltimore and the persecuted Catholics ; liberal provisions 
of the Maryland charter ; Claybourne troubles, Catholics persecuted ; the 
Church of England established; industries; Mason and Dixon's line. (See 
map opposite page 15.) 

New England : Puritans and Pilgrims ; why the Pilgrims left Holland ; the 
Mayflower compact ; settlement at Plymouth, sufferings of the settlers. 
relations with the Indians; why the Puritans left England; settlement at 
Salem ; Massachusetts Bay colony, its charter, settlements at Boston and in 

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its vicinity ; the town meeting, the voters ; Roger Williams, his banishment, 
settlement of Rhode Island ; Thomas Hooker, settlements at Hartford and 
in its vicinity, kind of government established ; New Haven and Saybrook 
settlements ; the Pequot War ; Connecticnt colonies united ; persecution of 
The Quakers; witchcraft delusion: New England confederacy; King Philip's 
War; the Andros government and its overthrow; education; occupations; 
commerce. 

Map Work. On an outline map. locate all the New England settlements made 
before 1750 and mentioned in the textbook. (See map opposite page 17.) 

New York: Explorations by Hudson. Block, Champlain ; trading posts; Dutch 
West India Company ; Dutch settlements ; territory claimed by the Dutch ; 
rival claims to New Netherlands: Dutch governors; patroon grants; troubles 
with the Indians, the Swedes, the English ; demands of the people for a 
voice in the government ; Peter Stuyvesant ; overthrow of Dutch rule ; change 
of name under the English ; Dongan's charter ; Leisler's Rebellion ; Zenger 
trial; Sons of Liberty; government: industries; social customs; education. 

Map Work. 1. Map of New York, indicating in different colors territory 
occupied by the Iroquois and the Algonquins, and giving the location of the 
capital of the Iroquois Confederacy, the approximate location of each of the 
five important tribes. (See map opposite page 19.) 

2. An outline map of New York giving in different colors, (1) the location 
of the principal Dutch settlements. (2) the principal settlements and forts 
of the English made prior to the Revolution. ( See map opposite page 21.) 

3. Relief map of New York State, showing the important waterways and 
mountain ranges. (See map opposite page 23.) 

Pennsylvania : The Quakers ; William Penn, his purpose, his grant ; Phila- 
delphia settled, its rapid growth; the Great Charter, its principal provisions; 
treaty with the Indians; occupations. (See map opposite page 15.) 

The Carolinas : The first settlers : the Grand Model and its failure ; indigo 
and rice ; tar and turpentine ; division into North Carolina and South Carolina. 
(See map opposite page 15.) 

Georgia : How debtors were treated in the 18th century ; Oglethorpe, his aims; 
his plan of government and its failure; hostility of the Spaniards; products. 
(See map opposite page 15.) 



Map Work. An outline map of North America, showing in different colors 
important permanent settlements made by Spain, England, France and Hol- 
land. (See map opposite page 25.) 

4. The French and English struggle for North America. 

a French claims to territory in North America; English claims. 

b French explorations and settlements ; Iroquois hostility, its origin, its strength ; 
the Iroquois and Sir William Johnson : rivalry for trade — through Montreal 
or through Albany. 

c Louisburg and its importance ; the Champlain valley and its importance ; 
French fortifications ; English fortifications ; the Albany Congress. 

(/ Braddock's defeat and the battle of Lake George ; Montcalm's successes 
— Oswego, Fort William Henry, rejiulse of the English at Ticonderoga. 

e Close of the struggle; Louisburg, Ticonderoga, Crown Point, Niagara, 
Quebec. 

/ The treaty of 1763; the French losses; Pontiac's War; the great treaty at 
Niagara. 

Map Jl'ork. 1. A map showing the principal French and English military 
stations. ( See map opposite page 27.) 

2 A map showing the division of North American territory according to the 
treaty of 1763. (See map opposite page 29.) 

5. Development of the colonies. 

Travel and communication ; manufactures ; commerce ; restrictions on manu- 
factures and commerce; colonial governments; popular amusements; life in 
the New England town and on the southern plantation ; effects on the colonies 
of the French and Indian wars. 

5. The Revolution. 

Causes of the Revolution; the First Continental Congress; Lexington and 
Concord; the Second Continental Congress; Bunker Hill; Declaration of 
Independence ; Washington drives the British out of Boston ; battle of Long 
Island; Washington's retreat; Lafayette and Steuben; capture of Philadel- 
j)hia by I lowe ; Burgoyne's campaign ; Valley Forge ; Arnold's treason ; 



Greene's campaigns in the South : Yorktown : treaty of peace ; weakness of 
the government; biographies of Frankhn, Washington and Robert Morris. 

Map Work. Maps showing the location of principal military events in New 
England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania ; in the Southern States 
(See maps opposite pages 31, 33, 35, 37.) 

7. The Confederation. 

The 13 original states; points of similarity and of difference; circumstances 
that forced united action (1775-83); disputes between different states in 
regard to land claims, boundaries and regulation of trade ; difficulties ex- 
perienced by Congress in enforcing treaties and in collecting money from 
the states; different kinds of money in circulation; the apparent importance 
and real weakness of Congress; the Ordinance of 1787. (See map oppo- 
site page 39.) 

This last period and the following require special teaching and exposition. 
Pupils who belong to debating clubs or to other self-governing organizations 
will more readily understand constitution-making. 

8. The Constitution. 

The Constitution the highest law of the land; the advantages of written laws; 
the three general departments, divisions or functions of government as 
illustrated in village, city or county government; the three departments of 
government provided in the Constitution ; the principal duties assigned to 
each department ; the principal powers denied to the United States ; the prin- 
cipal powers denied to the state governments; why changes in constitutions 
are sometimes necessary ; how the Constitution of the United States may be 
amended ; why the first ten amendments were added. 

9. Important Dates. 

A few dates thoroughly learned are useful in fixing the succession of events. 
These dates should be associated with the events as they are studied and 
frequently reviewed as the class progresses. 

a Discovery and exploration, 1492, 1497, 1534, 1588. 

b Settlement, 1607, 1608, 1609, 1614, 1620, 1664, 1689, 1754, 1763. 

c Revolution, 1765, 1774, 1775, 1776. 1777, 1781. 



6 
EIGHTH YEAR 



10. Review of 7, 8 and 9. 



11. Organizing the government. 

The inauguration of Washington ; choosing a Cabinet : duties of Cabinet 
officers; debts and revenues; formation of political parties; the United States 
Bank; the Ignited States Mint; retirement of Washington, and his advice in 
regard to education, a national militia and European friendships ; troubles 
with France ; the liberty of the press and the unpopularity of John Adams ; 
biographies of Hamilton and Jefferson. 

12. Growth under the Constitution. 

a The purchase of Louisiana ; the Lewis and Clark expedition. 

Map Jl'ork. Map of the L'nited States in 1803, showing the original states, 
the states admitted between 1789 and 1803 and the Louisiana Purchase. 
(See map opposite page 41.) 

b War of 1812; causes; winning Lake Erie; defending New York; the burn- 
ing of Washington; the defense of New Orleans; effects of the war on the 
settlement of the West and in increasing manufactures in the East. 

}fap Work. Map of the United States and Canada, showing the principal 
battlefields of the War of 1812. (See map opposite page 43.) 

c The purchase of Florida. 

Map Work. Map of the United States east of the Mississippi, showing out- 
line of the Florida Purchase. (See map opposite page 43.) 

d Opposing forces ; increase of cotton-growing and resultant demand for more 
slave territory; increase of manufactures and resulting protective tariff; 
l)alancing of free and slave states : Maine and Missouri ; the Missouri 
Compromise. 

Map Work. Map showing in dift'erent colors the free and the slave states 
admitted from 1789 to 1821 with the date of the admission of each. (See 
map opposite page 45.) 

e Improvements in transportation and travel : the steamboat ; the Cumberland 
road : the Erie canal : railwavs. 



Map Work. Map showing two main lines of travel from the Atlantic to the 
Mississippi (1800-50). (See map opposite page 47.) 

/ Jackson. Clay and Webster: the "spoils" system; nullification; the Oregon 
country. 

g The telegraph. 

h War with Mexico: causes and results; the discovery of gold in California; 
how gold in California spoiled plans for the extension of slave territory; 
the compromise of 1850. 

Map Work. Map of the United States showing in different colors the fol- 
lowing: (1) the original states; (2) the Northwest Territory; (3) the 
Louisiana Purchase; (4) the Florida Purchase: (5) Texas; (6) the Oregon 
country: (7) the INIexican cessions. (See map opposite page 47.) 



13. The Civil War. 

a Causes of the ill feeling between the North and the South ; the Dred Scott 
Decision; enforcing the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850; the war in Kansas; 
Uncle Tom's Cabin; John Brown's raid; election of Lincoln. 

b The war: secession of states; Fort Sumter; arming of the North and of the 
South ; the first battle of Bull Run and its lessons ; the blockade ; attempts to 
take Richmond; sHcing off the territory of the Confederacy; Lee's invasions 
of northern territory; the final campaign. 

Map JVork. Show, by dift'erent colors, on an outline map of the United States, 
the free states, the slave states that remained in the Union, the states that 
seceded. (See map opposite page 49. See also map opposite page 51.) 

c Great leaders : Lincoln, Grant, Lee, Sherman, Sheridan, Stonewall Jackson. 

d "Results : Maximilian and the Alabama Claims ; the Emancipation Proclama- 
tion ; the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments; ignorance and freedom; dangers 
in the Southern States ; how Lincoln and Johnson wished to deal with the 
South ; how Congress dealt with the South ; carpetbaggers : scalawags and 
Ku Klux ; depriving the negro of his vote. 



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14. One nation of many states. 

a The purchase of Alaska; products. 

b Steps of progress ; the Atlantic cable ; the first transcontinental railway ; 
growth of the West; the Homestead Act; cattle and sheep ranches; irriga- 
tion; manufacturing in the South; education of the negro; growth of cities; 
the telephone ; electric traction. 
c The assassination of Garfield and civil service reform. 

d War with Spain and island possessions : Dewey at Manila ; Sampson and 
Schley at Santiago; Roosevelt and the Rough Riders; the treaty of peace; 
territorial additions. 

(Under date of November 28, 1911. the War Department at Washington, 
through its Bureau of Insular Affairs, gives the following list of islands or 
groups of islands belonging to the United States, with the approximate area 
of each island or group. 

Philippine Islands 115.026 square miles 

Hawaiian Islands 6,449 square miles 

Porto Rico 3,066 square miles 

Guam 150 square miles 

Tutuila and ]\Ianua Islands (Samoan 

Group) 80 square miles 

Wake Island 4 square miles 

^Midway a few acres 

It further states that in addition to the above there are about 75 small islands 
known as ''guano islands" appertaining to the United States.) 
e The Panama canal : the Hague Tribunal. 

Map JJ'ork. Map of island possessions showing relative size. (See map on 
page 52. On this map indicate the latitude and longitude of these islands or 
groups of islands.) 

15. Leaders in literature, science, plilanthropy. 

a Irving, Cooper, Hawthorne. Longfellow, Lowell, Whittier, Bryant, Greeley. 
b Morse, Fulton, McCormick, Howe, Ericsson, Field, Eads, Bell, Edison, 
c Peter Cooper, Riis, Carnegie. 

16. Important dates. 

1789, 1803, 1812, 1819, 1820, 1825, 1846. 1850, 1861, 1865, 1898. 



17. Actual government. 

a New York State. 

( 1 ) The Legislature : the two houses ; how a law is made ; the taxing power. 

(2) The governor: commands militia; summons and advises the Legislature; 
sees that laws are enforced ; directs business of the State ; signs or vetoes 
bills. 

(3) Justices: try offenders against law; settle disputes; state the meaning 
of laws. 

b City governments. 

Local government of each village or city should be studied in its most obvious 
details. The police and fire departments, the care of streets, lights, water, 
sewers, schools give object lessons in civics. Pupils may easily be led to 
discover who are the executive, who the legislative and who the judicial 
ofificers. 

c County government : supervisors ; sheriff ; county court. 

d National government : 

(1) Legislative: national taxation, kinds of taxes and methods of collection. 

(2) Executive: finances; army and navy; foreign and home business: post 
offices ; agriculture. 

Illustrate by commonly known governmental activities which vary with 
localities. 

(3) Judicial: determining the meaning and value of laws. 

Illustrate by Dred Scott Decision and the decision in regard to income tax 
(1895.) 

18. General Reviews. 

From 30 to 40 per cent, of the lessons of the eighth grade may well be spent 
in a general review, preferably by topics such as territorial accessions, wars, 
travel and transportation, great inventions, the slavory question, the civil 
service, tariff" laws, business panics, postal facilities and methods of com- 
mtmication. 



11 

American Indians, 

On the map on the opposite page outline the territory occupied by: (a) 
Algonquins. (b) Iroc[uois, (c) Maskoki. Draw upon the map the outlines of 
New York State. Lx)cate by crosses on the map the present Indian reservations 
in New York State. Number these crosses and make a key below giving the 
names of these reservations and the tribe of Indians in each. 

Notes. 



13 

Discovery and Exploration. 

Show on ilie opposite map, using different colored pencils, the voyages and 
explorations of : 1, Columbus; 2, John Cabot; 3, A>rrazano : 4, Cartier; 5, Henry 
Hudson : 6, other noteworthy explorers. (Use red for the English explorers, 
blue for the French, yellow for the Spanish and orange for the Dutch.) Number 
each voyage or exploration on the map and make a key below giving the name 
of the explorer, the country sailed from, the land explored and the date. 

Notes. 



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Colonies. 

1. Mrginia: On the opposite map trace the James river. Locate and name 
Jamestown. 

2. ^laryland : On the opposite map locate and name St. Mary's, Annapohs 
and Baltimore. Draw the Mason and Dixon's line. 

3. Pennsylvania : On the opposite map locate and name Philadelphia and 
New Castle. 

4. The Carolinas : On the opposite map locate and name Charleston and 
New Bern. 

5. Georgia : On the opposite map locate and name Savannah. 

Notes. 




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New England. 

Locate and name on the opposite map the following settlements : Plymouth, 
Salem, Massachusetts Bay, Boston, Providence, Hartford, Saybrook, New Haven. 
Also name and locate upon the map any other New England settlements, men- 
tioned in your textbook, which was made before 1750. 

Notes. 



19 
New York. 



On opposite map indicate in dilTerent colors the territory occupied by the 
Iroquois and Algonquins in New York State. Show the location of the capital 
of the Iroquois Confederacy. Show the approximate location of each of the five 
important tribes of this Confederacy. 



Notes. 



21 

New York. 

1. With a colored pencil locate the principal Dutch settlements in New York 
State. 2. Using a different colored pencil locate the settlements and forts made 
by the English before the Revolution. 

Notes. 



23 

New York. 

On the opposite map draw the Adirondack mountains, the Catskill mountains. 
Trace the principal rivers of the state. With a colored pencil trace the route 
usually taken by the Indians and early settlers from Albany to Oswego. This 
was principally a water route. Write below the names of the rivers, lakes, etc., 
which were a part of this route. (Note: The Barge canal follows practically the 
same route.) With a pencil of another color trace the route from Albany into 
Canada by way of Lake Champlain. 

Notes. 



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Settlements. 

Using different colors show on the opposite map the important permanent 
settlements made by: 1, Spain; 2, England; 3, France; 4, Holland. (Use red 
for the English settlements, blue for the French, yellow • for the Spanish and 
orange for the Dutch.) Number each settlement on the map and make a key 
below giving the name of each settlement, the country to which it belonged and 
the date of settlement. 

Notes. 



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French and English Military Stations. 

Locate and name on the opposite map: 1. The following French military 
stations: Louisbiirg, New Orleans, Fort Duquesne, Detroit, Quebec, Montreal, 
Port Royal, Niagara, Fort Le Boeuf, Fort Venango, Fort Frontenac, Crown 
Point, Ticonderoga. 2. The following English military stations: Fort William 
Henry, Fort Edward, Oswego, Fort Necessity, Fort Cumberland. (Use blue 
for the French military stations and red for the English.) 

Notes. 



29 



Treaty of 1763. 



On the opposite map draw lines showing the division of North American 
territory according to the treaty of 1763. Color the strip along the Atlantic coast 
occupied by English colonies at this date. 

Notes. 



31 



New England in the Revolution. 



On the opposite map locate and name Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill, 
Dorchester Heights, Boston. 

Notes. 



33 

New York in the Revolution. 

On the opposite map locate Crown Point, Ticonderoga, Albany, New York 
city, Brooklyn Heights, Fort Lee, Fort Washington, Oswego, Bennington, Fort 
Stanwix, Oriskany, Bemis Heights, Saratoga, Stony Point and West Point. Show 
on the map the route taken by Burgoyne's forces and the route taken by St. 
Leger's forces in 1777. Show^ by dotted lines the route Howe was to have taken. 

Notes. 



35 

New Jersey and Pennsylvania in the Revolution. 

On the opposite map locate Brooklyn Heights, Fort Washington, Fort Lee, 
Morristown, Trenton and Princeton. Draw a line on the map showing Washing- 
ton's retreat from Brooklyn Heights into Pennsylvania. Locate Philadelphia, 
Valley Forge, Germantown. Brandywine Creek and Monmouth. 

Notes. 



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The Southern States in the Revolution. 

Locate on the opposite map Charleston, Savannah, Camden, King's Mountain, 
Cowpens, Hobkirk's Hill, Eutaw Springs, Yorktown. 

Notes. 



39 

Thirteen Original States. 

On the opposite map outline the thirteen original states, noting that Massa- 
chusetts included Maine ; that New York included Vermont ; that both Massachu- 
setts and New York claimed western New York. Show the western land claims 
of the states in 1783. Locate in each state its principal city at that time. 

Notes. 



41 

Louisiana Purchase and New States. 

1. On the opposite map outline: (a) the original states, (b) the Northwest 
Territory, (c) the states admitted between 1789 and 1803. Write the name or 
abbreviation in each. 2. Outline the Louisiana Purchase. 3. Trace the route of 
the Lewis and Clark expedition. 

Notes. 



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War of 1812 and Florida Purchase. 

On the opposite map mark with a cross each of the following places: De- 
troit, Oueenstovvn Heights, Fort Niagara. Battle of Lake Erie, Sacket Harbor, 
Kingston, Plattsburg, Washington, Baltimore and New Orleans. Number the 
crosses you have made upon the map and write the numbers in the space below. 
After each number write the name of the place or battle which it represents. 
Outline upon the map the Florida Purchase. Locate the following Indian battles : 
Tippecanoe. Fort Mims. Horseshoe Bend. 

Notes. 



45 

Free and Slave States. 

Color upon the opposite map the states admitted to the Union from 1789 to 
1821. Use a blue pencil for the slave states admitted and a red pencil for the 
free states admitted. Write in the date of admission of each of these states. 
Draw upon this map the parallel 36 degrees, 30 minutes referred to in the Mis- 
souri Compromise. 

Notes. 



47 

Additions of Territory, 

Show upon the opposite map the two main hnes of travel from the Atlantic 
to the Alississippi prior to 1850. Show in different colors the following: 1, the 
original states ; 2, the Northwest Territory ; 3, the Louisiana Purchase ; 4, the 
Florida Purchase; 5, Texas; 6. the Oregon country; 7, the Mexican cessions; 
8, Alaska. 

Notes. 



49 

Seceding States. 

Show by different colors on the opposite map the free states, the slave states 
that remained in the Union, and the states that seceded. Make a key explaining 
the colors. 

Notes. 



51 

Civil War. 

1. On the opposite map locate Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Rich- 
mond. 2. Show by means of a blue pencil the line dividing loyal territory from 
the seceded territory in July, 1861. 3. Using a red pencil draw a line showing the 
seceded territory controlled by Federal troops July 31, 1863. 4. With a yellow 
pencil enclose the territory held by the Confederates at the time of Lee's sur- 
render. 5. With a green pencil show the route of Sherman's march to the sea. 
6. Ivocate the principal battle fields of the Civil War as given in vour textbook. 

Notes. 



TUTUILA AND MANUA'ISLANDS 
5e.ale:50M!TollN. 



POUTO KICO 

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WAKE ISLAND 



MIDWAY 
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HAWAIIAN ISLANDS 

r^ ^cale: 100 M, ToIIn. 




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NEW YORK STATE EXAMINATIONS 
BEGINNING JANUARY, 1914 



ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES 
HISTORY WITH CIVICS 

Wednesday,, January 21, 1914 
1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only 

Ansiver one questioti from each group. 

Group I 

1 State the purpose and an important re- 
sult of the explorations of each of two of the 
following : John Cabot, Cartier, Hudson 
Magellan. [lO] 

2 What explorer was the founder of the 
French power in America [5] ? Name three 
lakes and two rivers that he discovered [^]. 

Group II 

3 State why the Puritans left England and 
why the Pilgrims left Holland [^]. What 
was the Mayflower compact [4] ? 

4 Locate three trading posts that were 
early established by the Dutch in what is now 
New York State and give the names of the 
first tivo settlements made by them. [lO] 

Group III 

5 What European nations had control of 
North America at the close of the French 
and Indian War? State approximately the 
territory controlled by each. [^0] 

6 Write a short paragraph, telling what the 
popular holiday amusements were in the New 
England and the Southern colonies, [^^j 

Group IV 

7 Name tiuo of the great leaders among 
the colonists who were active against the 
tyranny of England just before the Revolu- 
tion. State tJirce ways in which the people 
showed their resentment against the tyranny 
of England. [lO] 

8 State tivo acts of the Second Continental 
Congress that united the colonies during the 
Revolution. [lO] 

Group V 

9 Mention and briefly explain tn'o questions 
that led to the disputes between the different 
states under the Confederation. \^^] 



10 State some of the difficulties experi- 
enced by Congress in obtaining money to 
carry on the Revolution. [lO] 

Group VI 

11 Give an account of Perry's victory on 
Lake Erie. [lO] 

12 What is meant by the Monroe Doctrine- 
What troubles led to the purchase of Florida 
from Spain? [10] 

Group VII 

13 Draw an outline map of the United 
States west of the Mississippi and shade it so 
as to indicate tivo additions of territory be- 
tween 1840 and 1855. Give the name of each 
territorial addition thus indicated. [lO] 

14 Tell what is meant by each of the fol- 
lowing: (a) free trade, (b) spoils system, 
(c) Cumberland road, (d) fugitive slave law, 
(e) slave states. [lO] 

Group VIII 

15 Give an account of two efforts to take 
Richmond made by the Union army [§]. Why 
did the Union forces wish to take Rich- 
mond [2] ? 

16 What is meant by blockade [5] ? Why 
was it considered important to blockade the 
Southern ports in the Civil War [5]? 

Group IX 

17 Name (a) two great American states- 
men, (b) tivo great American women, fey 
two great American philanthropists, (d) tivo 
great American generals of the Revolutionary 
War, (e) tivo great American poets. [lO] 

18 What waters does the Panama canal 
connect? What will be (a) its chief advan- 
tage to the world, (b) its two chief advan- 
tages to the LTnited States. f^O] 

Group X 

19 Mention tivo powers denied to the States 
by the Constitution. [lO] 

20 How manv amendments have been made 
to the United States Constitution [2] ? What 
subjects were treated in the last two amend- 
ments [8] ? 



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ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES 
HISTORY WITH CIVICS 

Wednesday, June 17, 1914 
1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only 

Aitszccr one question front each group. 
Group I 

1 Give an account of the early life of Lo- 
lumbus. State how he obtained his knowl- 
edge of the sea and how he came to believe 
in a shorter route to India. [^^*] 

2 Name the discoverer of each of the fol- 
lowing : St. Lawrence river, Lake Champlain, 
Mississippi river, Pacific ocean, Hudson river. 

[10] 

Group II 

3 Give with reference to each of the fol- 
lowing states (a) the purpose of settlement, 
(b) the person or people by whom it was 
settled : Maryland, Pennsylvania, Georgia, 
New York, ]\Iassachusetts. [^^'] 

4 State why the Iroquois would not fight 
for the French in the French and Indian 
War \-]. Mention four important British 
victories of this war, two of which were on 
French soil [^]. 

Group III 

5 Write an account of tzi'o of the follow- 
ing: (a) the Navigation Laws, (b) the Stamp 
Act, (c) the Boston Tea Party, (dj Commit- 
tees of Correspondence, f^^] 

6 Why was Xew York's geographic posi- 
tion of importance during the Revolution? 
[5]. Illustrate by a map [5]. 

Group IV 

7 What was the cause of the War of 1812 
[3] ? What portion of the country did not 
want war [i] ? Why [2]? Name tzvo 
.\merican generals of that war who afterward 
became presidents [-]. How was it possible 
that the battle of New Orleans could have 
been fought after the treaty of peace had 
been signed [-] ? 

8 Give the name and the author of a piece 
of literature that you have used or studied in 
connection with each of the following: fa) 
the Colonial period, fb) the Revolution, fcj 
the War of 1812, (d) the Civil War. [lo] 

Group V 

9 Explain one of the following and show 
its effect on the nation : (a) the Monroe 
Doctrine, tb) the Missouri Compromise, (cj 
the Dred Scott Decision, f'l 



10 W hat was the principal cause of the 
war with Mexico in 1846 [5] ? What terri- 
tory did the United States gain in the final 
settlement of this war [5] ? 

Group VI 

11 Give the following information concern- 
ing the first introduction of slavery: (a) 
when it was introduced, (b) where it was in- 
troduced, (c) its purpose, [i^] 

12 In the Civil War why were so few bat- 
tles fought on the sea [^] ? What was the 
principal use of the navy during this war? 

Group VII 

13 Describe the battle of the 3ilerrimac and 
Monitor [^]. What would probably have 
happened if the Merrimac had beaten the 
:\Ionitor [5] ? 

14 Name two of the five additions to 
United States territory since the Civil War 
[^J. Tell how each of the two was acquired. 

Group VIII 

15 Name fiz.'e men who by their inventions 
have had a great influence on the history of 
the United States and give an invention of 
each. [10] 

16 Write briefly on the Spanish-American 
War, giving (a) its cause [-], (b) two great 
naval battles [^], (cJ two provisions of the 
treaty of peace ["*]. 

Group IX 

17 State one thing for which each of the 
following persons became noted : Walter 
Raleigh, Peter Stuyuvesant, Robert Morris 
Theodore Roosevelt, Magellan, Robert E. 
Lee, Henry W. Longfellow, Betsy Ross, 
Alexander Hamilton, Grover Cleveland. [^^] 

18 Give a famous utterance oi each oi four 
of the following and tell how it shows the 
spirit of the man or his times : John Smith, 
Patrick Henry, Charles C. Pinckney, Oliver 
H. Perrv, Daniel Webster, Abraham Lincoln, 
Henry Clay. [lO] 

Group X 

19 Name fa) the president of the United 
States, (b) the vice president of the United 
States, (c) a United States senator from New 
York State, (d) the governor of New York 
State, (e) the supervisor of your town or 
the mayor of your city. [lO] 

20 Name the three departments of the 
United States government [^]. State one 
function or duty of each department. [^] 



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ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES 
HISTORY WITH CIVICS 



Wednesday, January 20, 1915 
1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only 

Aiisn'cr one question from each group. 

Group I 

1 Write briefly on the discoveries and the 
explorations of John and Sebastian Cabot. 

rio] 

2 Write an account of De Soto's last ex- 
pedition, covering the following points : the 
object, the route taken, an incident of the 
expedition, the result. [lO] 

Group II 

3 Draw a map of New York State [-J. On 
it locate the Hudson river [i]. New Amster- 
dam [1], Fort Orange [i], the territory oc- 
cupied by each of five Indian tribes, naming 
the tribes [5]. 

4 Where and in what year was the hrst 
permanent Spanish settlement made? the first 
permanent English settlement? the first per- 
manent Dutch settlement [^] ? Give an ac- 
count of one of these settlements, showing 
the dangers and the hardships of the settlers. 

[*] 
Group III 

5 Write on one of the following: King 
Philip's War, the banishment of Roger Wil- 
liams, the fall of Quebec, [i*'] 

6 What territory did the English gain by 
the French and Indian War? How did this 
war prepare the colonists for the Revolution- 
ary War? [10] 

Group I"V 

7 Write an account of each of tivo of the 
following : the Boston Massacre, the Writs 
of Assistance, the Albany Congress, the "four 
intolerable acts," the First Continental Con- 
gress. [10] 

8 Answer both a and b: 

a Associate an important fact in the 
history of our country with each of 
five of the following men : La Salle, 
Champlain, John Smith, Henry Hud- 
son, Roger Williams, Ponce de Leon, 
William Penn. [5] 

h Name five important battles of the 
Revolution. Tell where each was 
fought and state which side was vic- 
torious. [5] 



Group V 

9 What was the chief cause of the War of 
1812 [5] ? What was the chief result of this 
war [^] ? 

10 Answer both a and b: 

a. Write on one of the following: The 
Alien and Sedition Laws, the invention 
of the steamboat, Lewis and Clark's 
expedition. [^] 

b Name three states organized from the 
territory of the Louisiana Purchase 
and tzvo states organized from the 
territory ceded to the United States 
as a result of the Mexican War. y'^] 

Group "VI 

11 Show that the Missouri Compromise 
was violated by the Kansas-Nebraska P)ill of 
1854. [10] 

12 Each of the following pieces of liter- 
ature refers to an important event in history: 
name the event and give the author of the 
poem: (a) The Star-Spangled Banner, (bj 
Barbara Frictchie, (c) Paul Reveres Ride, 
(d) O Captain! my Captain! (e) Battle 
Hymn of the Republic. [lO] 

Group VII 

13 Why was it important for the North to 
blockade the Southern ports during the Civil 
War [5] ? What was Lincoln's reason for 
the Emancipation Proclamation [5] ? 

14 Name three important battles won by 
the Union forces in gaining control of the 
Mississippi river [*^]. Show how the control 
of the Mississippi was most important to the 
Union cause [^]. 

Group VIII 

15 Write a biography of one of the follow- 
ing: Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, Andrew 
Jackson, U. S. Grant, Daniel Boone, Clara 
Barton, Eli Whitney. [lO] 

16 Name tzvo great American philanthrop- 
ists and tell something -each has done. Name 
tzvo poets, one novelist and tzi'O writers of 
prose (not fiction) and tell something each 
has written in connection with the history of 
our country. [lO] 

Group IX 

17 What are five of the great labor saving 
inventions of the last hundred years? [lO] 

18 What is meant by each of five of the 
following terms : protective tariff, internal 
improvements, slavery, carpetbaggers, natur- 
alization, squatter sovereignty, income tax. a 
neutral country? [lO] 



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Group X 

19 How are United States Senators chosen? 
[5] How many are chosen from each state 
[3] ? How long do they serve [-] ? 

20 What is the part of the legislature and 
of the governor in the making of new laws"' 

[10] 



ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES 
HISTORY WITH CIVICS 



Wednesday, June 16, 1915 
1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only 



Answer one question from each group. 

Group I 

1 Name five European nations that claimed 
territory in America during the exploration 
period and state approximately what section 
each nation claimed. [^^] 

2 About the time of Columbus, what tzno 
inventions in Europe encouraged exploration 
and travel [*^] ? What was the immediate 
object of the early voyagers in sailing west 
from Europe [^] ? 

Group II 

3 State the purpose of the settlement of 
each of two of the following: Massachusetts, 
Georgia, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Mary- 
land. [10] 

4 Give an account of two of the follow- 
ing: (a) the first colonial assembly, (b) 
Salem witchcraft, (c) the introduction of 
negro slavery, (d) the patroon system in 
New Netherland. [lo] 

Group III 

5 State an important fact concerning each 
of the following: (a) George III, (b) the 
Stamp Act, (c) the Boston Tea Party, fci) 
Lafayette, (e) John Paul Jones. [lO] 

6 Associate an important fact with each 
of the following dates: 1775, 1776, 1777, 
1781, 1783. [10] 

Group IV 

7 Write on one of the following: (a) the 
Monroe Doctrine, (b) the impressment of 
American seamen by England, (c) the 
Louisiana Purchase. [lO] 

8 Write on one of the following: the war 
with Tripoli, the Embargo of 1807, the dis- 
covery of gold in California. [lO] 



Group V 

9 What two questions of serious import- 
ance in the history of our countrv were 
settled by the Civil Wari^ [lO] 

10 Associate an important fact with each of 
five of the following : Daniel Webster, John 
Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, Winfield 
Scott, Horace Greeley, Abraham Lincoln, 
Henry Clay. [lO] 

Group VI 

11 Name the 13 original colonies [^] ? How 
many states are there in the United States ? 

[^] 

12 Name three island possessions of the 
United States and tell how each was ac- 
quired. [10] 

Group VII 

13 Locate one of the following and explain 
its importance : (a) the Barge canal, (b) the 
Panama canal. [lO] 

14 State who each of five of the following 
is : William Jennings Bryan, Colonel 
Goethals, Elihu Root, George Dewey, Charles 
S. Whitman, Thomas A. Edison, Robert E. 
Peary. [lO] 

Group VIII 

15 Give an important fact connected with 
each of five of the following: Samuel F. B. 
Morse, Alexander Graham Bell, Robert Ful- 
ton, Cyrus W. Field, Eli Whitney, Elias 
Howe, Cyrus McCormick. [lO] 

16 Name (a) an invention that has in- 
creased our manufacturing power, (b) an 
invention that has improved our means of 
transportation, (c) an invention that has in- 
creased our agricultural production, (d) an 
invention that safeguards human life, (e) an 
invention that lightens the duties of the 
housewife. [lO] 

Group IX 

17 State what incident in the history of the 
United States is referred to in each of the 
following quotations: [lO] 

a And the heavy night hung dark 
The hills and waters o'er, 
When a band of exiles moored their bark 
On the wild New Engfand shore. 

b One, if by land, and two, if by sea; 
And I on the opposite shore will be. 
Ready to ride and spread the alarm 
Through every Middlesex village and farm. 

18 Give the title of a poem that deals with 
some event or period in American history, 
written by each of three of the following 
authors : Longfellow, Whittier, Bryant, 
Francis Scott Key, Julia Ward Howe. [lO] 



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Group X 

19 Name fivo duties of the governor of this 
state [^]. Name two other state officials and 
give one duty of each [**]. 

20 Name the two houses of the legislative 
department of the national government ['^] 
and give the title of the presiding officer of 
each house [*']. 



ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES 
HISTORY WITH CIVICS 



Wednesday, January 19, 1916 
1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only 

AusiK'cr o>ic question from each group. 
Group I 

1 Write about the American Indian, 
touching on appearance, home, food, man- 
ner of fighting and religion. [lO] 

2 Explain why there were such frequent 
disagreements between the French and the 
English over their claims in America. [10] 

Group II 

3 Write at least 100 words on the fol- 
lowing: A farmer's life in colonial times 
as compared with his life today. \^^] 

4 Write on the early history of New York 
State covering the following points : (a) 
when, where and by whom it was first 
settled, (b) other settlements, (c) purpose 
of its settlement, (d) patroon system, 
(e) when and how it became an English 
colony. [10] 

Group III 

5 The following dates are important 
ones in American history ; give a reason 
for the importance of each : 1492, 1565, 
1607, 1763, 1803. [lO] 

6 Mention some of the great problems 
that needed to be solved by the leaders of 
the nation at the time of the formation of 
the United States government. [^0] 

Group IV 

7 What is meant bv the ^Monroe Doc- 
trine^ [10] 

8 Give an account of one of the follow- 
ing : fa) the Lewis and Clark expedition, 
(b). the public services of Alexander 
Hamilton. [lO] 



Group V 

9 Mention (a) a cause of the Mexican 
War (1846-48) [*], (b) two important 
generals in this war [2], (c) the territory 
gained by the United States as a result of 
this war. [*] 

10 Write on tn'o of the following: (a) 
the laying of the Atlantic cable, (b) civil 
service reform, (c) the Homestead Act, 
(d) irrigation. [lO] 

Group VI 

11 Explain the following with reference 
to the Civil War : the Emancipation Pro- 
clamation, the underground railroad, car- 
petbaggers, Lincoln-Douglas debates, [lo] 

12 Mention two great expositions held in 
the United States between 1870 and 1916. 
State (a) the place in which each was held, 
{b) the event, if any, celebrated bv each. 

[10] 

Group VII 

13 Tell how each of tzvo of the following 
inventions has influenced the progress of the 
United States : cotton gin, reaper and binder, 
steamboat, electric light, gasoline motor. 

[10] 

14 Name tzvo possessions of the United 
States acquired since 1850 [^] and mention 
two important natural resources of each of 
these possessions. [O] 

Group VIII 

15 Give the following facts about any 
book (not a text-book) that you have read 
this year in connection with your history 
study : (a) title, (b) author, (c) period of 
history to which it relates, (d) chief char- 
acters, (e) location of story. [lO] 

16 Name the author of each of tzvo of 
the following poems and explain the 
historic event that suggested each : Evan- 
geline, Sheridan's Ride, The Star-Spanglcd 
Banner, Paul Revere's Ride, The First 
Thanksgiving. [lO] 

Group IX 

17 Write a paragraph of at least 100 words 
about the administration of Washington or 
of Jefferson. [lO] 

18 btate one fact of interest about each 
of five of the following : Thomas Edison, 
Colonel Goethals, Henry Clay, Daniel Web- 
ster, Horace Greeley, John Brown, Daniel 
Boone, Andrew S. Draper. [lO] 



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Group X 

19 How may the Constitution of Xew 
York State be amended? [^^] 

20 Mention three powers that are denied 
to state governments by the Constitution 
of the United States [^]. Name the two 
branches of Congress [^]. Name the two 
branches of the Xew York State Legis- 
lature. [2] 



ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES 
HISTORY WITH CIVICS 

Wednesday, June 21, 1916 
1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only 

Ansiver one question from each group. 
Group I 

1 Give an account of the explorations of 
two of the following: (aj the Cabots, (bj 
Hudson, (c) Cartier, (dj Balboa. [lO] 

2 Give an account of the Pilgrims, cov- 
ering the following points : (a) why they 
left England, (b) why they left Holland, 
(c) their landing in America, (d) their re- 
lations with the Indians, including Mas- 
sasoit, (e) their first Thanksgiving. [^'^] 

Group II 

3 Name the last Dutch governor of New 
Xetherland [-]. Tell how the Dutch lost 
this colony. [S] 

4 Give an account of tzvo of the follow- 
ing : (a) the beginning of slavery in Amer- 
ica, (b) House of Burgesses, (c) New 
England town meeting (d) Penn's treaty 
with the Indians. [lO] 

Group III 

5 Describe Washington's part in the 
French and Indian War [§]. What appoint- 
ment did he afterward receive partly as a 
result of his experience in this war? [2] 

6 Write a paragraph on the life of one 
of the following: Benjamin Franklin, 
Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee, Alexander 
Hamilton, Abraham Lincoln, [i^l 

Group IV 

7 Give three causes of the ill feeling that 
grew up between England and her American 
colonies after the French and Indian War. 

[10] 



8 Give an important fact about each of 
the following in connection with the Revolu- 
tionary War: (a) the First Continental 
Congress, (b) Lexington, (c) Declaration of 
Independence, (d) John Paul lones. (e) 
Robert Morris. [lO] 

Group V 

9 Write on tzvo of the following: (a) 
purchase of Alaska, (b) nullification, <cj 
opening of the Erie Canal, (d) the United 
States mint. [10] 

10 Write on tzvo of the following: (a) 
the Jay treaty of 1795, (b) the X Y Z papers, 
(c) the treaty with Spain in 1795, (d) the 
purchase of Louisiana, Ic) Burr's attempt 
to divide the L^nion. [i'^1 

Group VI 

_11 Discuss the cause of the War of 1812 
["]. Why is this war sometimes called 
"The second war for independence"? [3] 

12 Tell what was accomplished by each 
of the amendments added to the L^nited 
States Constitution as a result of the Civil 
War. [10] 

Group VII 

13 X'ame tzco novels or stories dealing 
with American history [4]. Of what period 
does each treat? [^] 

14 Copy five of the following and after 
each one that you have copied write the 
name of the person to whom it refers : (a) 
The Father of his Country, (b) The Great 
Pacificator, (c) The Sage of Monticello, (d) 
Old Rough and Ready, (e) Poor Richard, 
(f) Old Man Eloquent, (g) Tippecanoe, (h) 
Honest Abe. [lO] 

Group VIII 

15 Write a composition of at least 100 
words on one of the following: (a) the 
Missouri Compromise, (b) the Dred Scott 
Decision, (c) the Hague Tribunal. [lO] 

16 Name three important battles of the 
Civil War and tell why each is considered 
important. [lO] 

Group IX 

17 Write a paragraph showing how elec- 
tric inventions have affected the industrial 
life of the nation. [lO] 

18 What did each of five of the follow- 
ing invent: Morse, Fulton. McCormick, 
Howe, Ericsson, Field, Bell. Edison, Whit- 
ney? [10] 



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Group X 

19 Mention tJircc state offices and tzco 
offices of the city or town in whicli you live. 
[5] After each office mentioned write the 
name of the man or woman by whom it is 
held at the present time. [^] 

20 In whom is vested the power to declare 
war? [^1 Describe the process by which 
a judge of the United States supreme court 
obtains his office [^]. 



ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES 
HISTORY WITH CIVICS 



Wednesday, January 24, 1917 
1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only 



Anszi'er one question from each group. 

Group I 

1 Draw an outline map of the United 
States and on it indicate where the following 
made explorations : La Salle, De Soto, Ver- 
razano, Marquette, Hudson. Y^^\ 

2 Name four European nations that had 
colonial possessions in America [•*] and tell 
which of these nations was the most success- 
ful colonizer [-]. Give a reason for your 
answer. [-] 

Group II 

3 Write an account of two of the follow- 
ing: (a) Bacon's Rebellion, (b) the banish- 
ment of Roger Williams, (c) the treatment 
of the Indians by the English, (d) the Grand 
Model. [10] 

4 Locate each of five of the followingr |5] 
and tell why it is noted historically [^] : 
Mount Vernon, Plymouth Rock, Indepen- 
dence Hall, Old North Church, Fort Ticon- 
deroga, the Charter Oak, Grant's tomb. 

Group III 

5 Name the four wars between the French 
and the English in America [**]. State briefly 
the terms of the treaty that ended the last 
of these wars [4]. 

6 Write on the following : The manners 
and customs of the Dutch colonists as con- 
trasted with the manners and customs of the 
Southern colonists. [lO] 

Group IV 

7 State five reasons given in the Declara- 
tion of Independence why the colonies should 
declare themselves free and independent, [i^] 



8 Name three foreigners who aided the 
Americans in the Revolution and mention an 
important service of each. [lO] 

Group V 

9 Describe one of the important cam- 
paigns of the Revolutionary War and state 
its effect on the outcome of the war. [lO] 

10 Mention three places of historic interest 
in the State of New York [3] and describe 
a real or imaginary visit to one of these 
places ['^]. 

Group VI 

11 Write a brief biography of each of two 
of the following : Alexander Hamilton, La- 
fayette, William Penn, Patrick Henry, Rob- 
ert Fulton. [10] 

12 What effect did the War of 1812 have 
on manufacturing in this country [*]. Ex- 
plain. [6] 

Group VII 

13 What are the three most important 
island possessions of the United States? 
How was each acquired? [lO] 

14 Write a brief account of tzvo of the 
following : the first railroad, the first steam- 
boat, the first telegraph, the first canal. [lO] 

Group VIII 

15 Show how the Missouri Compromise 
was violated by the Kansas-Nebraska Bill of 
1854. [10] 

16 Name (a) the states of the Southern 
Confederacy ['^], (b) three slave states, that 
did not secede [^]. 

Group IX 

17 Mention five articles commonly used in 
the homes of colonial days that are not found 
in the homes of today [5]. Mention five ar- 
ticles commonly used in the homes of today 
that were not found in the homes of colonial 
days [5]. 

18 To whom and for what reason was each 
of five of the following appellations given : 
(a) The Rail-Splitter, (b) The Expounder 
of the Constitution, (c) The Sage of Monti- 
cello, (d) The Great Nullifier, (e) The Great 
Peacemaker, (f) Old Rough and Ready, (g) 
Poor Richard? [lO] 

Group X 

19 Name the three branches of the United 
States government and mention a duty of 
each. [10] 



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20 Name laj the two divisions of the 
State Legislative Department [*], (b) one 
duty of the State Legislature [2], (c) the 
chief executive 'office of the state [i] (d) o)ic 
duty of the chief executive of the state [-J, 
(e) the chief executive office of your city or 
town. [1] 



ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES 
HISTORY WITH CIVICS 



Wednesday, June 20, 1917 
1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only 



Atiszi'cr one question from each group. 
Group I 

1 Draw an outline map of the eastern coast 
of Xorth America [^1 and on it locate by 
name St. Augustine. Boston, New York, Ply- 
mouth, Roanoke Island [5]. 

2 Write a short composition on the Ameri- 
can Indians, touching on mode of living, 
methods of warfare, religion and implements. 

[10] 

Group II 

3 Describe the expedition of each of ii^'>i 
of the following: Magellan, Drake, Ponce de 
Leon, De Soto. [lO] 

4 State with reference to each of tzvo of 
the following states the time, place and pur- 
pose of the first settlement and the national- 
ity and character of the settlers : Rhode Is- 
land, New York, Georgia, Pennsylvania [lO] 

Group III 

5 Contrast the aims of the Plymouth col- 
onists with those of the Virginia colonists 
[5]. What was the Mayflower compact: [^J 

6 Write an account of tik'o of the follow- 
ing: (a) the persecution of the Quakers in 
Massachusetts, (b) the Clavborne Rebellion, 
(c) the story of the Charter Oak. [lO] 

Group IV 

7 Explain why and how the French and 
English claims in North America conflicted. 
[10] 

8 In the French and Indian War why was 
the possession of Fort Duquesne impor- 
tant f^'l '■! Name two battles or sieges of this 
war in which the English were successful. 

Group V 

9 Name three events that led to the revolt 
of the American colonies f^l and give an 
account of one of them. [^] 



10 Describe the naval battle won by John 
Paul Jones in the Revolutionary War. [it»] 

Group VI 

11 Show the causes and the results of the 
quarrel with France in the administration of 
John Adams. [lO] 

12 Name tivo political parties of Washing- 
ton's administration [-]. Mention two points 
on which they differed [4]. Name two leaders 
of each party. [4] 

Group VII 

13 \\'rite on the public services of tzvo of 
the following men : Clav, Webster, Calhoun, 
DeWitt Clinton. [lO] 

14 Show how improvements in methods of 
travel have helped the growth of the United 
States. [10] 

Group VIII 

15 How did Sherman's March to the Sea 
weaken the Confederacy? [lO] 

16 Why was the battle between the Merri- 
mac and the Monitor so important? [lO] 

Group IX 

17 Select tlirce of the following famous 
sayings and tell by whom and under what 
conditions each one was spoken: [lO] 

a Millions for defense, but not one cent 
for tribute. 

b I would rather be right than be Presi- 
dent. 

c Give me liberty or give me death. 

d We have met the enemy and they are 
ours. 

c Don't give up the ship. 

/ Government of the people, by the people, 
for the people. 

g I only regret that I have but one life to 
lose for my country. 

/; L'nited we stand, divided we fall. 

18 Answer both a and b: 

a Mention three important inventions [3] 
and explain what effect one of these 
inventions has had on the history of 
our country. [3] 

b Tell something of interest about each of 
four of the following: Robert E. Lee, 
Admiral Dewey. William Lloyd Gar- 
rison, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Cyrus W. 
Field, Thomas A. Edison, John G. 
Whittier, Alexander Graham Bell, [^j 

Group X 

19 Mention tzvo qualifications specified by 
the Constitution, which must be possessed by 



61 



a person who is eligible for the presidency 
[^]. State two ways in which money for the 
support of the United States government is 
raised. [^] 

20 Describe the making of a law in Xew 
York State. [lO] 



ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES 
HISTORY WITH CIVICS 

Wednesday, January 23. 1918 
1.15 to 4.15 p. m.. only 



Aiiszccr one question from each group. 
Group I 

1 Draw an outline map of New York State 
and on it locate, with names, five of the fol- 
lowing : White Plains, Hudson river, Mo- 
hawk river, Saratoga, West Point, Platts- 
burg, Albany, Herkimer, [i*^] 

2 Draw an outline map of the eastern 
coast of North America and on it locate, 
with name, the region claimed by (a) Spain, 
(b) England, (c) France, (d) Holland. [i«^] 

Group II 

3 Write a paragraph of about 100 words 
on the life of one of the following and state 
why you admire or dislike the character: 
Benedict Arnold, William Penn, Clara Bar- 
ton, Sir William Johnson, Thomas Jefferson, 
Roger Williams, Alexander Hamilton, Dan- 
iel Boone. [lO] 

4 Write an account of one of the follow- 
ing : the Grand Model, King Philip's War, 
the charters of Virginia, Bacon's Rebellion, 
the Albany Congress, [i^] 

Group III 

5 If you had been one of the early set- 
tlers in colonial times, in which of the Eng- 
lish colonies would you have preferred to 
settle ? Give a reason for vour answer. 

[10] 

6 Why is each of five of the following 
of historic interest: Oriskany, Concord, 
Jamestown, Ticonderoga, Valley Forge, 
Plattsburg. Saratoga, Annapolis, Yorktown ? 

[10] 

Group IV 

7 Give an account of Washington's jour- 
ney to deliver a message to the French com.- 
mandant in the Ohio region, showing why 
he was sent and by whom he was sent, and 
stating the result of the message, [i^] 



8 Name the two political parties that came 
into existence during Washington's adminis- 
tration [2]. Mention one point on which 
these parties differed [4]. Name one impor- 
tant leader of each party. [4] 

Group V 

9 State the results of the battle of Tren- 
ton {^]. Name tivo battles of the Revolu- 
tionary War that were fought in New Eng- 
land [4]. 

10 Show one way in which each of tzvo of 
the following men aided the United States : 
Eli Whitney, Elias Howe, De Witt Clinton, 
Robert Fulton. [lO] 

Group VI 

11 What possessions of the United States 
were acquired as a result of the Mexican 
War? [10] 

12 What possessions of the United States 
were acquired as a result of the Spanish- 
American war? [10] 

Group VII 

13 Name cither a historical story book or 
a historical novel that you have read this 
year and write an account of it, using about 
100 words. [10] 

14 Quote two stanzas of The Star-Span- 
gled Banner \^]. Explain the circumstances 
under which it was written [4]. 

Group VIII 

15 Write a brief parayraph on one of the 
following: the United States Bank, the 
United States Mint, the spoils system, the 
Missouri Compromise, the Cumberland road. 

[10] 

16 What is meant by each of trvo of the 
following terms : protective tariff, internal 
improvements, slavery, carpet-baggers, nat- 
uralization, squatter sovereignty, income tax, 
a neutral country? [10] 

Group IX 

17 State an important fact concerning each 
of five of the following: Woodrow Wilson, 
Theodore Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Wil- 
liam H. Taft, Thomas A. Edison, Elihu Root, 
Helen Keller, Julia Ward Howe, [lo] 

18 Write a brief paragraph on one of the 
following: Liberty Loan, Red Cross work, 
the submarine, the aeroplane. [10] 

Group X 

19 Give (a) two duties of the Congress of 
the United States ['*]; (b) two duties of the 
President [•*], (c) one dutv of the Supreme 
Court [2]. 



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20 Mention tu'O ways in which money for 
the support of the United States government 
is raised [^]. In what way is most of the 
money for the present war raised [^] ? 



ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES 
HISTORY WITH CIVICS 



Wednesday, June 19, 1918 
1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only 



Ansu'cr one question from each group. 

Group I 

1 Mention an important fact relative to 
the discoveries or explorations of each of 
five of the following: Raleigh, Balboa, 
Drake, Hudson, De Soto, Menendez, Cartier. 

[10] 

2 Write a paragraph giving an account of 
the explorations or discoveries of one of 
the following: (a) Ponce de Leon (b) 
Coronado, (c) John Cabot. [lO] 

Group II 

3 Do you blame the Massachusetts colon- 
ists for expelling Roger Williams or Anne 
Hutchinson? Give reasons for vour answer. 

4 Name the thirteen original states and 
give with reference to each of three of them 
(a) the name of the person or people by 
whom it was settled, fh) the object of the 
.settlement. [10] 

Group III 

5 Give an account of the Puritans, includ- 
ing tivo or more of the following points : 
(a) time of emigration to this country, (b) 
reason for emigration, (c) their first leaders 
or governors, (d) their management of pub- 
lic affairs. [lO] 

6 Compare the northern colonies with the 
southern colonies with reference to agricul- 
ture, touching on difficulties encountered, 
size of farms or plantations, products. [^0] 

Group IV 

7 Write on the French Alliance in the Rev- 
olutionary War. showing the effect of this 
alliance on the result of the war. [lO] 

8 Name the four intercolonial wars 
(French and Indian) [^]. Give tzvo im- 
portant effects of these wars on the colon- 
ists at that time [*]. 



Group V 

9 Explain the statement: "The Articles of 
Confederation was our first national consti- 
tution" [6]. Mention one respect in which 
this first constitution was weak and unsatis- 
factory [4]. 

10 Tell De Witt Clinton's part in the de- 
velopment of transportation in the United 
States. [10] 

Group VI 

11 Show how each of tzvo of the follow- 
ing helped in the growth of the feeling 
against slavery: (a) John Brown's raid, 

(b) William Lloyd Garrison's influence, 

(c) publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin, 

(d) Fugitive Slave Law. [lO] 

12 Name three border states at the time 
of the Civil War. What was the opinion of 
the people in these states with regard to 
secession and what was their final decision? 

[10] 

Group VII 

13 State how each of tzvo of the follow- 
ing inventions aided the growth and devel- 
opment of the United States : steam engine, 
telegraph, telephone, reaper, automobile. 

. ^ . ['^^ 

14 Explam tzvo of the following : arbitra- 
tion, civil service. Homestead Act, tariff, 
treaty, treason. [lO] 

Group VIII 

15 State an important fact concerning each 
of five of the following : Francis Scott Key, 
Daniel Webster, Philip Sheridan, J. J. Persh- 
ing, Booker T. Washington, Ralph Waldo 
Emerson, Clara Barton, Alexander Graham 
Bell, Cyrus W. Field. [lO] 

16 Name fiz'e presidents who held office in 
the period 1800-1850 and mention an im- 
portant event in the administration of each. 

[10] 

Group IX 

17 Write an account of some newspaper 
article or magazine article or book touching 
on the present war. [LIse at least 100 words.] 

[10] 

18 Write a paragraph on one of the fol- 
lowing topics : War savings stamps. The 
American armv in France, American train- 
ing camps. [10] 

Group X 

19 Mention five cabinet offices and give 
one dutv pertaining to each of three of 
them. Name tzvo cabinet officers of the 
present administration. [lO] 



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20 What tivo of its powers has Congress 
had to use specially in the last year and a 
half [*^] ? What power was granted to the 
women of New York State at the last gen- 
eral election [4] ? 



ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES 
HISTORY WITH CIVICS 



Wednesday, January 22, 1919 
1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only 



Anszvcr one question from each group. 
Group I 

1 Write on the explorations of the Cabots, 
touching on the following points : (a) what 
it was hoped they would discover, (b) their 
actual discoveries, (c) the importance of 
these discoveries. [lO] 

2 Name three Spanish and tzvo French 
explorers and state what was accomplished 
by each. [lO] 

Group II 

3 Mention tivo ways in which contact with 
the Indian race was of assistance to the early 
settlers of our country. [lO] 

4 Describe the early settlements in New 
York State, touching on (a) nationality of 
first settlers, (b) purpose, (c) methods of 
colonizing, (d) success, (c) change of gov- 
ernment. [^0] 

Group III 

5 What is meant by a proprietary colony 
[-] ? Name the proprietor and the religious 
denomination connected with the settlement 
of (a) Maryland [*], (b) Pennsylvania [■*]. 

6 Write briefly on one of the following : 
Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, re- 
ligious toleration in the colonies, [i*^] 

Group IV 

7 Describe the life and work of La Salle, 
touching on (a) his aims, (b) his explora- 
tions and hardships, (c) his character, [i*'] 

8 How did the French and Indian War 
help prepare the colonists for the Revolu- 
tionary War? [10] 

Group V 

9 Mention three measures taken by King 
George that roused the colonists and grad- 
ually led to the Revolutionary War. ['O] 



10 Describe some of the difficulties en- 
countered by the colonists in carrying on war 
with England, [lo] 

Group VI 

11 Mention two things that Congress has 
done in carrying on the present world war 
that it could not have done under the Articles 
of Confederation. [lO] 

12 In whose administration and under 
what circumstances was the first addition 
made to the territory of the original 13 
states? [10] 

Group VII 

13 What is meant by a neutral nation [^1 ? 
Mention an instance in the history of the 
United States when the question of our 
neutrality has been important [5] 

14 Write a short paragraph on one of the 
following: Non-intercourse Act, Missouri 
Compromise, protective tariff, Monroe Doc- 
trine. [10] 

Group VIII 

15 Mention two measures passed by Con- 
gress in the attempt to avoid trouble over 
slavery. [lO] 

16 Mention tzvo important results of the 
War of 1812. [lO] 

Group IX 

17 State an important fact connected with 
each of five of the following: Henry Cabot 
Lodge, WiUiam McKinley, U. S. Grant, 
George W. Goethals, Andrew S. Draper, 
George Dewey, J. E. Johnston, Elihu Root, 
Nathan Hale, Herbert C. Hoover, Robert 
Lansing, Andrew Carnegie. [lO] 

18 Write on what the American army has 
done to assist the Allies since July 1, 1918. 

[10] 

Group X 

19 Contrast the two branches of the na- 
tional Congress as to (a) number of mem- 
bers, (b) length of term, (c) territory repre- 
sented by the members. [lO] 

20 State what is meant by two of the fol- 
l?)wing: party platform, direct primary, na- 
tional convention. American citizen, morale. 

noi 



64 



ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES 
HISTORY WITH CIVICS 



Wednesday, June 18, 1919 
1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only 



Answer one nucstion from each group. 
Group I 

1 Name four European countries that ex- 
plored and claimed territory in the New 
World and state approximately the section of 
country that each nation claimed. [lO] 

2 State tzi.'o effects on Europe of the dis- 
covery of America. [lO] 

Group II 

3 Write a paragraph of at least 75 words 
on the American Indian, touching on his 
character, personal appearance, manner of 
living, habits and dress, [i*^] 

4 Give an account of one of Sir Walter 
Raleigh's exploring expeditions to the New 
World, stating the place of settlement, his 
discouragements and the effect of this set- 
tlement on the later colonization of Ameri- 
ca. [10] 

Group III 

5 Name and define tzvo forms of govern- 
ment represented in the 13 colonies previous 
to the Articles of Confederation. [lO] 

6 Explain what is meant by tzvo of the 
following: [lO] (a) Grand Model, (b) Penn- 
sylvania's Great Charter, (c) Salem witch- 
craft, (d) fugitive regicides, (e) taxation 
without representation. 

Group IV 

7 Describe the work of the early Catholic 
missionaries, touching on the location of 
their work and its result, [i"! 

8 Frequent reference is made at the pres- 
ent time to the Monroe Doctrine. What is 
the meanin':r of this famous doctrine? Do 
you believe in it? Give reason for your an- 
swer. [10] 

Group V 

9 Give an account of Lafayette's visit to 
this country in 1824, touching on the invita- 
tion given to him. the welcome accorded him 



by our people, his gift from Congress and 
other interesting events of his visit. [lO] 

10 Give an account of William Lloyd Gar- 
rison's attack on slavery. How were Mr. 
Garrison and his methods regarded by both 
the friends and foes of slavery? [lO] 

Group VI 

11 Explain tzvo of the following: Fugi- 
tive Slave Law, Emancipation Proclamation, 
Solid South, Underground Railway, Kansas- 
Nebraska Bill. [10] 

12 What were some of the mistakes made 
by the North after the Civil War in the 
reconstruction of the South? How did 
these mistakes cause suffering among some 
of the Southerners? [lO] 

Group VII 

13 Mention (a) three American inventors, 
giving an invention of each, (b) tzvo Amer- 
ican authors, naming one book of each, (ci 
three American poets, namin"- one poem of 
each. Mention tzvo reformers and state in 
what reform each was interested. [lO] 

14 Write a paragraph contrasting the op- 
portunities and duties of girls and women 
in 1819 with their opportunities and duties 
in 1919. [10] 

Group VIII 

15 State for what each of three of tiie 
following is important in history : Chateau- 
Thierry. Saratoga, Marne river, Versailles, 
Manila bay, Lexington, Appomatox. [lO] 

16 Write at least 75 words on the life and 
character of Roosevelt. [lO] 

Group IX 

17 Mention tzvo important conditions of 
the armistice signed last November by the 
Allies and Germany. [lO] 

18 Write at least 50 words on the peace 
conference. [lO] 

Group X 

19 Explain how the Constitution of the 
United States is amended [8] What recent 
amendment has been made to the United 
States Constitution [~] ? 

20 Explain tzvo of the following terms: 
Americanization, naturalization, autocracy, 
democracy, army draft, demobilization [lo] 



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